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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is spending time with Sally when Larry comes home one afternoon?
(a) Charity Lang
(b) William Ellery
(c) Sue MacKenzie
(d) Ellery Queen

2. What does Larry do in his spare time?
(a) Paints
(b) Builds furniture
(c) Reads voraciously
(d) Writes short stories

3. What happens to Sally during childbirth?
(a) She nearly dies
(b) She screams for hours
(c) She laughs hysterically
(d) She faints

4. Who awakens at the vacation house as the story begins?
(a) Lou
(b) Sid
(c) Larry
(d) Charity

5. What concerns Sally about her appearance?
(a) She needs a haircut
(b) She has a run in her stocking
(c) Her dress isn't right
(d) Her shoes need polished

6. Why does Larry feel he doesn't fit in with the other professors?
(a) He didn't go to an Ivy League school
(b) He is much older than they are
(c) He doesn't have tenure
(d) He is too inexperienced

7. What was Sid's area of study before switching to English?
(a) Art
(b) Economics
(c) Biology
(d) Geology

8. What concerns Sid about Charity?
(a) She is always tired
(b) She looks pale
(c) She is gaining weight
(d) She is spending too much

9. How many children do Charity and her husband have?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 1

10. Who is Charity's husband?
(a) John
(b) Clay
(c) Sid
(d) Mark

11. What did Larry and Sally name their daughter?
(a) Laurie
(b) Lang
(c) Louise
(d) Lynn

12. What does one of the other professors call Larry?
(a) A hack
(b) A real inspiration
(c) Inspired
(d) Boring

13. Which anniversary do Sid and Charity celebrate?
(a) 3rd
(b) 5th
(c) 4th
(d) 10th

14. Where do the Langs and the Morgans go after their afternoon classes?
(a) Sailing
(b) Golfing
(c) Bowling
(d) Drinking

15. Where does Sid drive Sally and Larry?
(a) The bus station
(b) To church
(c) A restaurant
(d) The hospital

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Charity go to get away from Sid?

2. What does Larry think about on this morning?

3. What type of building does Charity's father have in the woods?

4. What is the state of Charity's health?

5. Who helps Larry with his editing?

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